Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1Has the problem ...............?
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive form "been solved" because the problem receives the action.
2Millions of people ............... in the Bengal famine of 1943.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "perished" for a completed event at a specific time in the past.
3Einstein ............... by the extent of the destruction caused by the atom bomb.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was shaken" because Einstein was affected by the destruction.
4He ............... the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was awarded" because the prize was given to him.
5He did not ............... to any of my letters.
Wrong!
After "did not", use the base verb "reply".
6What role ............... music play in society?
Wrong!
Use the auxiliary "does" to form a present simple question with "play".
7Has a snake ever ............... itself round any part of your body?
Wrong!
Use the past participle "coiled" after "has" in the present perfect.
8Nowadays, he usually ............... much of his free time in his garage.
Wrong!
Use the present simple third-person form "spends" for a current routine.
9I ............... to hear the news.
Wrong!
Use "was delighted" to describe the feeling caused by the news.
10He ............... for hours when they finally found him.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect continuous "had been bleeding" for an action that continued up to a later past time.
11Hurry up! We ............... much time.
Wrong!
Use "haven't got" to talk about not having something now.
12I ............... visit my grandparents every Sunday. Now I go once a month.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past habit that is no longer regular.
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- Has the problem been solved?
- Millions of people perished in the Bengal famine of 1943.
- Einstein was shaken by the extent of the destruction caused by the atom bomb.
- He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.
- He did not reply to any of my letters.
- What role does music play in society?
- Has a snake ever coiled itself round any part of your body?
- Nowadays, he usually spends much of his free time in his garage.
- I was delighted to hear the news.
- He had been bleeding for hours when they finally found him.
- Hurry up! We haven’t got much time.
- I used to visit my grandparents every Sunday. Now I go once a month.